Plea agreement reached in April armed robbery

Plea agreement in April armed robbery

An Oshkosh man accused of an April 2 armed robbery avoided a jury trial after he agreed to terms of a plea agreement.

Brandon J. Averkamp, 25, pleaded no contest to one charge of armed robbery as a repeater Wednesday during a plea hearing. In exchange for his plea, a charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery as a repeater was dismissed.

According to the criminal complaint, Averkamp approached a woman who was sitting in her car in the parking lot at Players Pub and Pizza, 556 W. Fifth Ave., pointed a BB gun at her and threatened to shoot her if she did not give him her purse. He then ran off, at one point pointing the gun in the direction of a vehicle driven by the woman's parents, while Kendale Sims, 22, and Melvin C. Conley, 24, waited for him in a car.

Police were able to identify the men through surveillance video from Fleet Farm, where they purchased the weapon. Averkamp's parole agent also contacted police because he suspected Averkamp had committed the robbery. Averkamp was released from prison the day of the robbery after serving time for a similar robbery.

Averkamp is scheduled for sentencing on Feb. 18.

Conley and Sims are both charged with armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery, as repeaters. Both have jury trials scheduled for January.

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Plea agreement reached in April armed robbery

An Oshkosh man accused of an April 2 armed robbery avoided a jury trial after he agreed to terms of a plea agreement. Brandon J. Averkamp, 25, pleaded no contest to one charge of armed robbery as a